November 25, 1937. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoWuhan.

A Yangtze River divides a large city into two halves, Wuchang to the south and Hankou and Hanyang to the north. The two cities in Jiangbei are separated by the Han River in the north, Hanyang in Jiangxi and Hankou in Jiangdong. It is for the three towns of Wuhan.

Of the three towns of Wuhan, Wuchang is known for its developed culture, Hankou is mainly commercial, and Hanyang is an industrial zone. Later generations said that Luojia Mountain is unattainable, and Hanzheng Street is full of gold, which is what it means. Luojia Mountain is home to Wuhan University.

Hankou is along the river, almost all of them are concessions, and the Nissin Company is also there.

It was more than nine years at night, and it was already dark.

There is a large wharf on the Han River. The marina is private and not open to the public. There are five large ships moored on the docks, all of which are half-new steamers.

At present, the Wuhan steamer has two places, one is requisitioned by the government and the river, loaded with stones, goes to the Yangtze River, and sinks below Yangluo in the lower reaches of Wuhan to form an underwater defense line to prevent the Japanese warship from sailing to Wuhan.

Nanjing's battle reports were one after another, and they were not optimistic. The river was already under the control of the Japanese, and the Jiangyin underwater defense line did not block the Japanese, so a second underwater defense line was opened.

Many of the ships in Wuhan sank.

The second way out of the steamer was to transport personnel and materials from Wuhan to Yichang. It's a way to make money.

What are the doors of these five ships?

This is the ship of the Japanese company, the Nissin company. The owner of the ship looks powerful, and no one has come to requisition. Why is this Nissin company so powerful? Nissin is not powerful, it is their agents who are powerful. Who are their agents? It is a big man in Hubei Province.

In the dark, the lights on the dock were unusually bright.

The dark shadow gradually approached the dock. Originally, they were hidden in the night, and they didn't care about the dark shadows, but only because there were lights that there were shadows.

The dark shadow went up to the dock and got on the boat. Suddenly, there was a shout, and several dark shadows kicked open the door on the dock and broke in.

There were several people in the house, they were guarding the docks, and there were two guns, one long and one short. This was nothing in the eyes of the black shadow who came in, and he shot directly.

It only took more than ten minutes before and after, and the five ships were in hand.

The leader of the team was He Wenyuan. He brought more than 200 people this time, most of whom were from the Northeast Army. When these soldiers saw He Wenyuan arranging to rob the ship, they were clearly a soldier, where was a businessman? Besides, the few people he He Wenyuan brought, although they are not particularly masters, but their movements are very strange, clean and neat, and they kill people cleanly, which has to be admired and scared.

The contempt for him gradually subdued by the people who came down from the Northeast Army.

He Wenyuan dispatched manpower to load all the coal, oil, grain, and tools on the wharf into the ship, and even cut the wires of a telephone set and put it into the captain's room.

At midnight, more than 300 other wounded soldiers came, He Wenyuan arranged for the sick wounded, the best bed for the seriously wounded, the second best bed for the lightly wounded, and the rest of the beds for the sick number, and arranged the cargo hold for the cargo, the five ships were full, and finally his own men.

Everyone in the Northeast Army saw it in their eyes and secretly praised it. Since then, He Wenyuan and Li Wei have gradually been recognized by the newly recruited people.

The boat was driven by more than two dozen boatmen found by the underground party, and they left with their families.

Over the next two days, the remaining men and the remaining Northeast Army personnel seized four more large and small ships in other parts of Wuhan, all of which were ships of the Nissin Company.

The ship drove all night and arrived in Jingzhou at dawn. He Wenyuan docked the boat, covered the Japanese characters on the boat with paint, and then wrote the words Fuxian No. 1.

As soon as the words were written, a large number of people poured up, asking if it was a passenger boat to Chongqing and how much a ticket cost.

The fourth-class ticket from Yichang to Chongqing is 20 yuan, and the number of Jingzhou to Chongqing is more than 30 yuan. He Wenyuan's ship has not yet been transformed, there is only one passenger ship, and the rest are cargo ships. Except for the passenger ships, which are divided into grades, the rest are all 30 yuan. By the time the boat sailed in the afternoon, even the deck was full of guests.

When He Wenyuan led people ashore to add water and supplies, a man who looked like a boss came forward and said, "May I ask you are the captain?" Is it possible to transport the machine? I have an iron mill to transport into Sichuan. ”

He Wenyuan said: "The ship is full. How much equipment do you have in your factory? How many people? ”

The boss said: "We are Daxin Iron and Steel Plant, I am the manager, called Yu Yuyu." Our personnel, including more than 500 family members, had to be loaded on two ships. You name it, but you can pay as much as you want. We can't come up with the money now, but we will definitely make up for it later with the money we earn. ”

He Wenyuan said: "Don't worry. I will take care of the transportation from your factory. When I transport these people to Chongqing, I will come back and use two ships to transport them for you. I promise to come back. ”

November 30, 1937. Yichang.

He Wenyuan and Li Wei returned to Yichang from Chongqing with a ship, and sent two ships to Jingzhou to transport the steel mill. On the road in the past few days, He Wenyuan has officially appointed the shipwrights found by the original underground party as captain, boatswain, chief mate and other positions, and recruited some sailors along the way, and the shipping company was finally established.

This time, many of the people who came to Chongqing went to rent houses in the Fuxian New Village they built in Shapingba. Some people didn't go, but they couldn't find a cheap house in the city, and finally they went to Fuxian New Village.

This time, the purpose of the two of them coming back to Yichang was to see Lu Zuofu.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Lu Zuofu has been appointed as the director of the Water and Land Transportation Management Committee of the Military Commission, and Lu is in Wuhan, Yichang and other places, specifically commanding the large transportation to Sichuan. Last time, Zhou Gong and He Wenyuan wanted to see him, but unfortunately he was not in Wuhan, this time, they found out that he was in Yichang, so they came to see Lu Zuofu with Zhou Gong's letter and a long telegram from Xiaolu.

Yichang is full of crowded people fleeing, and there are people from all over the country, almost all of them running from Wuhan, because the situation in Wuhan is now tight.

When they arrived at the office of the director of the Water and Surface Transport Management Committee, the two of them made their intentions clear, but unexpectedly, the doorkeeper said: "The director has been waiting for you for a long time, please come in." ”

Entering Lu Zuofu's office, Lu Zuofu had already heard about their intentions, and said: "The transportation on the river is tight, and your new company is really a life-saving bodhisattva." ”

Li Wei said: "How did Director Lu know that we would come?" ”

Lu Zuofu said: "Duke Zhou has already asked someone to deliver the news. It's a pity that I've been organizing transportation in Nanjing, and I just left Nanjing and returned directly to Yichang. I'll go back to Wuhan tomorrow. ”

Li Wei said: "This is a personal letter from Vice Chairman Zhou, and this is a telegram from our commander. ”

Lu Zuofu carefully read the two letters, read them again, and read them again, and said: "Zhou Gong and Commander Lu have a very high opinion of Zaixia, and they dare not be ashamed. What exactly is your purpose? ”

Li Wei said: "Actually, what our commander wrote is indeed our sincere words, that is, to develop production and support the War of Resistance. War is a duel of national strength. The commander said this: There are ten Lu Zuofu in the southwest, and the Japanese will not be able to take Wuhan. Of course, there is more to produce, and we are willing to give priority to supplying our army. ”

Lu Zuofu said: "You Commander Lu really know about my experiment in Beibei? ”

Li Wei said: "Before we came, I wanted the commander to ask for advice on how to develop the situation, and the commander said that to develop production, learn from Mr. Lu Zuofu with an open mind, and if you can learn half of it, you can support the war of resistance." ”

Lu Zuofu said: "I didn't expect Beibei to directly support the Anti-Japanese War. ”

He Wenyuan said: "The commander said, the situation in Chongqing is close to shipping and far away from production. ”

Lu Zuofu thought for a long time and said, "It's a pity that we can't talk deeply today, and it's a pity that we can't meet your commander." These days, I'm just desperately arranging the transportation of goods, the procurement of supplies, the transportation of universities, the transportation of the government, and my mind is simply numb. Now what you have said makes me very touched. You are really full of talents, not simple, not simple. Say, what do you want me to do today? ”

He Wenyuan said: "I am in charge of shipping, and I want to bring our company into the scope of your management and contribute to the transportation of materials and personnel into Sichuan." In other words, we can buy oil and coal, Yichang terminal sells our passenger tickets, and we also participate in the transportation of materials. We can also pay a management fee, in a word, at your command. ”

Lu Zuofu: "Okay. No problem. Coal is settled in Beibei. Vegetables, water, rice, these are all easy to do. ”

He Wenyuan said: "We lack navigators and sailors on the Sichuan River. Rest assured, we pay full wages and allowances. ”

Lu Zuofu: "Do it immediately." I'll send you ten from Minsheng Company. He whispered, "I know your five boats." All are good ships of more than 500 tons. However, don't overload the cargo at the time of loading. Nowadays, the Sichuan River is the dry season, and there are many water shoals, which are easy to run aground. ”

Li Wei said: "I want to organize industrial production bases, agricultural production bases, small towns, and many places of cooperation in Chongqing. We've been to Beibei, and it's just wonderful, and that's pretty much what our Yichun looks like. ”

Lu Zuofu: "Okay. In the name of our Surface Transport Management Committee, many things can be done. ”

Li Wei said: "Our true identity, please keep it secret." ”

He Wenyuan said: "The captain said that Mr. is worried about the country and the people, and this is true. ”

Lu Zuofu: "Captain? ”

Li Wei said: "That is, our Commander Lu." ”

On the third day, two ships from Daxin Iron and Steel Plant were transported to Jingzhou to Yichang, and two other cargo steamers of Fuxian Company pulled an iron factory, and two textile factories left Yichang and went to Chongqing. The decks of the ships were full of factory managers, technicians, workers, and family members.

He Wenyuan stayed in Yichang, went through all kinds of formalities, passenger ships and other formalities, and he could load the guests, and he would soon be on the road.

The three bosses were invited by Li Wei to sit on the first boat. The first mate arranged a small maintenance room for them, and the four of them were crowded.

Li Wei said: "Where is your factory going to settle in Chongqing after it arrives?" ”

The manager of Daxin Iron and Steel Plant is called Yu Yuyu, Li Wei's question suddenly hit his heart, and he sighed: "The small factory can produce immediately, but this scale is small, and the power supply is a problem, and the site is also a problem." ”

Li Wei said: "I have two places for your reference. ”

Yu Mingyu, who is also the chief engineer of the factory, said with a twinkle in his eyes when he talked about technical problems: "Where?" ”

Yu Yuyu has just loaded the equipment on the ship, and now he thinks of the next step, the factory has entered Chongqing, where is the arrangement? Chongqing? Chengdu? Or find somewhere else?